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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VOL. 36, NO. 19 Doctors Care, MUSC Health announce regional affiliation Improves health care access Staff Report

Doctors Care, P.A. (Doctors Care) and MUSC Health have agreed to an affiliation to provide patients with increased access to primary care, urgent care, specialty care and emergency care throughout the Lowcountry and regions of South Carolina. The affiliation between the two long–established health organizations builds further on an existing relationship and represents a sustained commitment to offer the best access, value and comprehensive care for coastal South Carolina residents. The primary goal of the new affiliation is to help Photo Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater patients make the best decisions when choosing the Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater forward-deployed four MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews in most appropriate setting from which to seek medical support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in , Sept. 2, 2019. As Hurricane care. An urgent care center provides same-day, Dorian made its way across the Bahamas, the Coast Guard was ready to assist as needed. affordable treatment for patients who require care for illnesses like colds and flu or minor injuries that are not life–threatening. The vast network of Doctors Care centers, all of which offer walk–in service, will MUSC family responds to multiple help MUSC Health decrease unnecessary visits to its emergency rooms and provide patients with an easier transition to specialty services. Both organizations have post-Dorian needs in the Bahamas launched educational efforts to assist staff and patients BY LESLIE CANTU care, or the lack thereof, in distant lands can affect the when making decisions about where to seek treatment. [email protected] health of people in the U.S. “This collaborative effort strengthens the relationship Yet the Bahamas are not so distant. Grand Bahama we’ve already built with MUSC as a health care partner ven as Hurricane Dorian slowly steamed Island is only 90 or so miles from Florida. Many in in the Charleston region and our commitment to Enorthward toward South Carolina, the the Charleston area have visited islands in the popular serving patients in those communities.” said Curtis devastation the storm had already wreaked upon the archipelago and struggle to reconcile their happy Franke, M.D., president and chief medical officer Bahamas moved the people of MUSC to act. memories with the scenes of destruction playing out in of Doctors Care. “We look forward to growing the Offering aid is part of MUSC’s mission to the news. footprint of our affiliation to include the entire coastal improve health — not just here in South Carolina “It makes Hurricane Hugo look like a slight region of the state and working hand in hand with but globally. In an interconnected world, health See Affiliation on page 11 See Support on page 3

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Tod Brown Hollings Cancer Golf Tourney Tod Brown, The Hollings Cancer Center Golf M.D., division Tournament will take place from 10 a.m. chief of general to 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23 at Turtle anesthesia in the Point at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Department of Organizers are looking for sponsorships, Anesthesia and purchasing a tee sign or attending the Perioperative awards party. Tournament play includes: Medicine, was lunch and beverages on the course, an recently promoted awards party with open and hors to associate d’oeuvres, tournament prizes, and professor. Brown contests. joined MUSC in 2000 as part of the cardiac anesthesia team and returned Fall Benefit at the Greenway in 2009 to join the general anesthesia Photo by Anne Thompson Come to the Fall Benefit to support the team. He has served as president The College of Medicine’s Class of 2023 students, along with MUSC Charleston Medical District Greenway of the South Carolina Society of faculty, staff and family participated in the traditional White Coat expansion from 4 to 8 p.m., Sept. 26, Anesthesiologists and served on the Ceremony held Aug. 18 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. on the Greenway. There will be live MUSC IRB Board. His interests Students were presented with their white coats and stethescopes and music and a silent auction. Food and include LVADS for non-cardiac recited the medical student oath along with medical school faculty. drinks available. You can also buy a anesthesia, airway managment and brick to support the effort. For more bariatric anesthesia. Christina Ketron information, call 843-792-9111. Christina Ketron, Lee R. Leddy Lee Leddy, M.D., Natalie Johnson DNP, instructor Science Cafe on Autism in the College associate professor Natalie Johnson Autism: a matter of genetics and brain of Nursing, has of orthopaedics and has been appointed wiring? According to the National completed the physical medicine Associate Dean for Center for Health Statistics, 7% of Edmond J. Safra and chif of the Diversity Affairs children ages 3-17 have been diagnosed Visiting Nurse Musculoskeletal in the College of with a developmental disorder. This Faculty Program ICCE, has been Medicine. Johnson includes autism spectrum disorder, at the Parkinson’s named Chairman of was previously intellectual disability and developmental Foundation in the Department of assistant dean in this delay. Christopher Cowan, Ph.D., August. The program Orthopaedics and position. Johnson will discuss groundbreaking work on featured a 40-hour accredited train-the- Physical Medicine. has been at MUSC autism at the MUSC Science Cafe at trainer program offered to help educate Leddy joined MUSC in 2009 and since 2000 and 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, Holiday nursing students. She was among 24 previously served in various leadership joined the COM Dean’s Office to work Inn Riverview, 301 Savannah Highway, accepted faculty and now joins 300 positions including director of the on diversity efforts in 2007. Charleston, SC 29407. alumni of this intensive training. Sarcoma Tumor Board.

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SUPPORT Continued from Page One help the battered area, but sutures and bandages had specifically been requested, windstorm,” said Charleston state Rep. and MUSC happily obliged. The team Sandy Senn, who organized a donation also pulled together gloves, disposable drive to get supplies to the islands via washcloths and hygiene kits. Goodlett private pilots who volunteered their time said the team looked for items that and planes. medics in the Bahamas could make use MUSC jumped right in to help. of immediately. MUSC Health had gone into emergency MUSC employees have long operations mode once it appeared that been recognized as exceptionally Dorian would make its way up the coast, compassionate, caring and responsive and teams of doctors, nurses, technicians people. Having been through the stress and staff bunked in the hospital of preparing for and recovering from beginning early in the day Sept. 4 to damaging hurricanes many times in the ensure patients would not experience past, there is hardly a group of people disruptions. with bigger hearts. So it was not at all The supply team at MUSC Health had surprising to senior leaders when they already worked throughout the storm began to receive inquiries about how week, but on Sept. 6, as weary team people could help. members prepared to leave the MUSC For those who would like to donate to campus and assess the damages at their relief efforts, there are many reputable own homes, supply team members had organizations doing beneficial work to one last task: gather supplies to send to help the Bahamian people recover. As the Bahamas. always, take the time to research any “They did a great job,” said Lisa organization to which you plan to give Photo provided Goodlett, chief financial officer of the your funds. MUSC Health Central Supply’s Jamie McAdams, from left, Vicki MUSC Health System. Foreman and Jude Davis began gathering medical supplies and other Go to page 12 for a list of The team gathered a variety of items to items to be shipped to recovery teams in the Bahamas. Bahamas relief organizations AtThetent Rightion ALL Pe Deople.partment Right NoHewads

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Severe lung injury has also been associated with regular nicotine.” Mack says the lungs become fragile, leading to dangerous leaks. “Air can leak outside of the lungs, between the lung and the chest wall, under the skin, around the heart. Doctors may have to drain the air with a needle.” Mack says surviving patients can spend weeks or even months in the hospital. “There’s no antibiotic, there’s nothing that serves as an antidote. Care for this lung injury is supportive. There’s anecdotal evidence that Photo by Sarah Pack steroids can help vaping–induced lung injury, but it’s More than half of American adults who use e-cigarettes are under the age of 35. Teenagers are not definitive.” vaping, too — about 37% of high school seniors in a government-funded survey said they use She’s far from alone in her concerns. On Sept. 6, the e-cigarettes. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced In some people, the lung injury was so severe that they serious problems. that it’s investigating an outbreak of lung illness linked needed a ventilator to stay alive. •Another report notes that the heating coils in to e–cigarettes. There have been more than 450 possible As for what aspect of the e–cigarettes may be causing e-cigarettes might release metal particles into the user’s cases, with several deaths. the problems, it’s unclear. Some possibilities under airways. Why the sudden concern, when e-cigarettes have been investigation: The CDC says e–cigarettes are unsafe for kids, around for years? “My guess is that we didn’t recognize it •E–cigarette fluids contain at least six groups of teenagers and young adults. It also says everyone should before for what it was. We see mystery lung diseases not potentially toxic compounds, according to an editorial in consider not using e-cigarettes while investigators try to infrequently,” Mack says. last week’s Journal of Medicine by David get to the bottom of the outbreak of lung injuries. Public health officials are also exploring whether a Christiani of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Mack, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of dangerous chemical or chemical combination has been Health. Pediatrics, agrees. “You’re sort of doing a little science added to some vaping products, causing a dangerous •People also vape substances that come from marijuana experiment on yourself when you do this kind of thing. reaction in the lungs. They warn people not to buy or hemp. Christiani speculated that the mixture of Just because it looks pretty and doesn’t smell offensive vaping products on the street and to avoid vaping chemicals may be creating new toxins. doesn’t mean it isn’t dangerous.” products that have been tampered with. •In New York, investigators are exploring whether She recommends that people already using e-cigarettes There’s no test to see if a lung injury was caused vitamin E acetate may be a culprit. It showed up in ask their doctor about how to wean themselves off of by vaping. It’s a diagnosis of exclusion. Doctors test samples from several people who got sick there. They them. If they’re using e–cigarettes to try to quit smoking for everything they can think of, including infectious had used homemade THC cartridges that may have regular cigarettes, Mack says they should consider diseases. contained Vitamin E acetate. Vitamin E acetate is a safe alternatives that don’t have to be inhaled, such as In the outbreak cited by the CDC, many of the nutritional supplement if you eat it or apply it to the nicotine gum or patches. “You don’t know what you’re patients are young, male e–cigarette users with similar skin. But if you vape it, it might coat the lungs and cause putting into your body with e–cigarettes; these products symptoms. are not regulated like traditional tobacco products.” Matthew Carpenter, co–leader of the Tobacco Control Symptoms in vaping-related illness include: Program at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, is watching the developments closely. q q Coughing Diarrhea “The case reports of respiratory illness are very q q Shortness of breath Fatigue concerning. It is hard to find a clear pattern here, so q q Chest pain Fever unfortunately the answer is also unclear. We continue q Nausea q Weight loss to believe that combustible cigarette smoking is far more q Vomiting See Vaping on page 11 5 MUSC CATALYST NEWS, September 13, 2019

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Hurricane Dorian Neither rain nor hurricane conditions can prevent baby’s safe birth BY CINDY ABOLE decision to take a chance and drive downtown to MUSC Health. [email protected] Their commute to downtown As Hurricane Dorian barreled toward Charleston from their home in North the South Carolina coast — making a Charleston would seem a long — but dramatic entrance to the Charleston memorable —- journey According to the Lowcountry — a young family struggled couple, they drove through threatening through high winds and driving rain to conditions and many obstacles along get to MUSC Health. The family was as their route, all of which made their anxious about this arrival as they were situation seem just short of miraculous. Dorian. Both Charleston natives, Simpson On Sept. 3, Kasonya Jones suspected recalled the devastation left by Hurricane that what she was feeling were Hugo to the Charleston area in contractions as she and her partner, September of 1989. He remembered Carlton Simpson, attended their flooded streets, downed trees and Photo by Cindy Abole scheduled doctor’s appointment at dangerous conditions. “I made the Kasonya Jones holds her newborn daughter, Karlah Simpson. MUSC Children’s Health-Northwoods decision to drive Kasonya to MUSC in North Charleston. Jones met certified Wednesday night,” he explained. “I certain areas around the Charleston By 1:30 a.m., as the storm was lashing nurse midwife Faye Leboeuf, who worried what would happen if she Medical District that were quickly and the Lowcountry, they had safely arrived confirmed the couple’s plan to schedule couldn’t get the care she needed during dangerously rising due to heavy rain and their baby’s induced birth on Saturday, the hurricane and afterward.” the rising high . See Birth on page 11 Sept. 7. They knew the baby was in a Their route guided them down breech position. sections of , through West Just two days earlier, with projections Ashley and downtown Charleston. showing Hurricane Dorian might make The drive was stressful. Simpson has in the Lowcountry, Gov. Henry to cautiously maneuver the would–be McMaster had ordered a mandatory obstacle course complete with road evacuation of coastal areas for the next debris, live downed power lines and day. As the contractions grew closer fallen tree limbs, not to mention the together, news of the approaching storm driving rain and powerful wind gusts caused them great concern. — all characteristic of an approaching At around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 4, category 3 hurricane. Jones’ water broke just as outside With sections of several downtown conditions grew worse with intensifying Charleston streets already flooded, wind and rain. Simpson made the Simpson was successfully able to avoid

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Top photo: MUSC Health Care Team A members reported on Sept. 4 and were pepared to shelter in place for up to 96 hours. Center photo: Off-duty Team A employees enjoyed karaoke, movies and other entertainment around the hospital. Bottom photo: The Engineering and Facilities team Grounds and Paint Shop employees perform remove storm barriers erected for building entrances on Ashley Avenue. clean up around the Horseshoe on Sept. 6.

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STORM Continued from Page Seven excursions or swimming pools or mimosa bar or … you know what? Forget I even mentioned that. After getting settled, I made my way to the MUSC Command Center — a conference room filled with dozens of higher–up MUSC folks charged with handling any and all issues the hospital might face before, during and after the storm. As soon as I walked in, it was like something right out of a movie — tons of people crammed around a table, talking and strategizing, while on the walls surrounding them were TVs displaying local news, weather and a CCTV feed of 16 cameras from around campus. In neat little stacks on the table were healthy snacks and water. Well, sort of. You see, Photos by Bryce Donovan in times of high stress, even doctors have Top photo: Dr. Lakshmi Katikaneni takes in a quiet been known to eat garbage. Hey, we’re moment inside the Ashley Avenue crosswalk the human. morning of Sept. 5 as Hurricane Dorian brings wind, rain and rising water outside. Right photo: Hospital Before I could get my hands on some Emergency Operations Center was staffed 24/7 as leaders monitored everything from weather, state and local

Cheese Whiz (relax, I’m pretty sure it was area emergency planning to patient care employee resources and storm prep/recovery. organic) I fell in with President David would be right on the money. But you vehicle — basically a Humvee on steroids News that day. Not to brag, but Lester Cole and other hospital leaders — Tom know what? It was also really fun. The — called Big Blue that can drive through Holt and I are best friends now. Crawford, Patti Hart, Eugene Hong, folks in that room — many of whom had up to four feet of water. If staff or Later, as the wind finally died down Phillip Warr and Peter Zwerner — to never even met one another before that patients need transport from one part of and the rain began to wane, it was to make the rounds. It’s a way for night — bonded through music, off-key the campus to another, it’s at the ready. evident that Charleston was spared leadership to let employees know that voices and uncontrollable laughter. It was Tony and I snagged MUSC emergency Mother Nature’s full wrath. But it was a they’re there too, and they appreciate the a perfect counter to the storm that raged manager Bryan Wood and headed out to great opportunity for MUSC to see what sacrifices everybody makes to continue outside. survey the roads. it’s made of. The answer: We’re solid. to provide top-level care, even — heck, Eight hours later, I woke up to what Somewhere along the line, I got the So God forbid — but when the next especially — in the face of a natural smelled like a rotting animal. Turned brilliant idea to hop out and shoot a one of these things is bearing down on disaster. And I’m not just saying this out it was me. Not to be dramatic, but video of the truck driving by. Minutes South Carolina, just know we will be because I hope he reads it and gives me I potentially could have robbed a bank later, as a tidal wave of God–knows– ready. a raise, but Dr. Cole’s presence really with my breath. Anyway, I caught a break what showered down on me, I started And I’ll be right there leading the way. did seem to make a positive impact on when Cindy told me about an open to question my intelligence. But there Sure, it’ll kill me to miss another episode everybody he and his crew visited. room on the same floor with a shower. was an upside to potentially getting of “PAW Patrol,” but hey, these are the A few hours later, back in the Well, more accurately Cindy and Tony pneumonia and dysentery, because the kind of sacrifices you make when you’re Command Center, things took a turn caught a break, since they were the ones video I shot ended up on NBC Nightly in public relations. for the worse as the storm’s path shifted sharing a suite with my stink. slightly west, putting Charleston more Once back in the Command Center directly in the crosshairs. Based on the (where I once again resembled a human OlferingPersonal Legal looks of the faces around me, it was being), the room was abuzz. There was going to be a long and stressful night. At a glimmer of hope that, weather–wise, RepresentationRegarding: least for the people in that room. we might get lucky. A slightly lower– V Wills, Trusts and Six floors up, in the auditorium of the than–expected high tide a few hours Estate Planning Storm Institute, dozens of off–duty earlier, had given rise to more positive V Probate Administration employees had a different idea of how thinking. Even still, as the sun began to V Guardianships and Conservatorships the night was going to go. They were rise, it became obvious that the wind was V Asset Protection gathered for a little late–night karaoke. picking up and the waters, slowly rising. Now if you thought that a bunch of Naturally, I decided to go outside. people cooped up in a hospital during a In addition to its reputation for hurricane singing Journey and Cardi B world–class health care, MUSC has a OFFICE LOCATIONS IN MT. PLEASANT AND WEST ASHLEY SETH A. LEVY, ATTORNEY to one another would be awkward, you few toys, like its light medium tactical [email protected] • (B43) 400-451 0 LICENSED IN SC, NY, N.J IP03-1777117-1 11 MUSC CATALYST NEWS, September 13, 2019

AFFILIATION Continued from Page One Letter from the Office of the MUSC to increase access to all levels of treatment for President residents in these regions.” The new affiliation is Message from President Cole: Facing challenges possible today. effective immediately and Our purpose is includes 10 Doctors Care In terms of impact, innovation and influence, to lead the way urgent care locations in the MUSC is poised to step to the next level as a forward. We Tri–county Charleston region. preeminent academic health care institution. For us must provide “Access to health care to embrace the future, however, we must successfully the best care, resources is a top patient face a number of external challenges, including and we must concern,” said MUSC Health changing models of federal support and access, an educate and Primary Care Integrated overarching decrease in revenue streams across all create future Center of Clinical Excellence three missions, increasing regulatory requirements leaders and chief Terrence E. Steyer, and rising expenses to name a few. Furthermore, harness M.D. “We are pleased to we have historical internal challenges that have kept innovation Steyer work collaboratively with us from becoming our best. For instance, we face to change the our colleagues at Doctors Care to provide education a complex and sometimes fractured organizational future for the and information to help patients make the best care structure, outdated buildings and technologies and lives we touch. decisions possible. Our goal is to improve the health of competing internal priorities. So the big question is: There are Dr. David Cole South Carolinians by working together.” “Can we move forward in face of these challenging many dimensions to developing a times?” culture of innovation and driving change, but the VAPING Continued from Page Four Spoiler alert: The answer is emphatically YES. intellectual resources fueling our educational and The truth is that we must embrace the future. Every research missions are essential. In fact, they are our dangerous than is use of an e–cigarette with nicotine generation has its challenges and opportunities, and greatest differentiators. As recognized innovators, we within. But these reports clearly show that vaping is not these are ours. We have momentum and significant provide higher value, purpose and impact than our entirely safe,” Carpenter says. advantages such as transformational technologies; peers and competitors. “Children and non–smokers should not be using an admirable level of respect in the community; and 3. We must partner strategically to enable the any nicotine device, period. As for adult smokers, use brand impact that reflects our mission excellence, future. To be prepared for the future, it is essential of e-cigarettes is not approved by the FDA for smoking emerging partnerships and most critically, our that we leverage and grow our resources strategically. cessation, and if they decide to use e–cigarettes, they talented people. Doing so in partnership often helps us expedite should do so cautiously and through reputable products Of all of our options, the riskiest strategy is to the achievement of our goals and become more and sources. Vaping of THC can introduce additional do nothing. We must transform ourselves as an effective and efficient. But beyond these tactics, health consequences, and should be avoided by academic health center and grow our resources it is important that we actively pursue and enable everyone.” strategically to prepare for the future. partnerships that create synergy. Because of what MUSC's response we bring to the table, we are now able to develop BIRTH Continued from Page Six 1. We must grow to be relevant in the future. strategic industry, education and community As an academic health care organization, our best partnerships that amplify impact, mitigate risk and at their destination and were quickly whisked away future self must be able to deliver value based, fill gaps. Together our impact can be greater. to Labor and Delivery, where staff attended to them effective, patient-centered care. This requires that Remember: We are The Medical University of immediately. we have enough depth and breadth as a system to South Carolina. Take pride in who we are and the Upon examination, Jones was already 7 centimeters assure the best local care with our partners, system impact that we have on lives every day. As the only dilated, but the baby’s head was up and positioned integration that enables the right patients to get academic health sciences center in South Carolina, high in the uterus. The doctors and staff also worried to us when our care is needed and enough size MUSC is extending its reach to every corner of about the possibility of shoulder dystocia — a condition and scale to provide a stable financial platform. It the state. Through our pursuit of new innovations, in which one of the baby’s shoulders can get stuck is only with a robust forward-facing health system facilities, partnerships and approaches, we are better behind the mother’s pelvic bone. that we are able to support and truly fulfill our positioned to deliver our education and health care After almost 12 hours of labor, Jones consented tripartite mission. As an equal imperative, we services to those who need it. to a cesarean section, and at 12:02 a.m. on Sept. 6, must grow innovative educational and integrated Each of you is integral to our response to the she and Simpson welcomed their newborn daughter, research platforms that are also forward-facing. To challenges that we face, and I'm proud of our Karlah Simpson. Both were ecstatic to share the news embrace this commitment fully, we are identifying collective work in creating a preeminent and of Karlah’s birth with family and friends, especially technologies, infrastructures, new partners and innovative academic health system. Thank you for all the couple’s children — Karmen, 16, and Carson, 18 approaches that drive improvement and innovation. you do on a daily basis to change what's possible. months old. We aren’t alone on this new path forward as our “She’s so beautiful — a perfect blessing,” said Jones, peer academic health organizations are facing Yours in service, looking down at her tiny daughter. “We’re so happy similar challenges in a complex environment. that everything went well throughout this entire 2. We must lead change to define the future. David J. Cole, M.D., FACS experience.” Our purpose is not merely to provide the best care MUSC president 12 MUSC CATALYST NEWS, Sept. 13, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts in the Bahamas Note: To have maximum effect, donors may want to direct relief efforts to organizations that understand the current needs and have a ground-level presence to implement. q Lowcountry–based Southeast Rescue & Relief, which was formed in the wake of the hurricanes of the last few years, has been on the ground in Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay and Hope Town cooking, assisting and quickly pivoting to respond to needs as they arise. Donations should be marked for the Bahamas as the group responds throughout the Southeast: southeastrelief.org/. q The Bahamas Disaster Relief Fund: This is an official fund of the National Emergency Management Agency of the government of the Bahamas. Go to Bahamas.gov.bs and click on the “NEMA financial donations” link on the right 1>c-1c-1lc& i>Jay I

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